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Presents information on the use of the philosophical doctrine and manuscripts of philosopher Charles Peirce in the study of philosophy and metaphysics given by professor Josiah Royce. Overview of the study and editing of the manuscripts of Peirce; Problems regarding textual confusion in editing the manuscripts; Effect of the death of Royce on the project regarding the manuscripts of Peirce.

The first part of this paper discussed the ideas of a theoretical domain and a causal locus in that domain as a philosophical basis for measurement theory. This part discusses the difficulties created for measurement theory by the fact that time plays a different role in different functional forms of equations for stating causal relations in a theoretical domain. We then turn to a redefinition and critique of traditional measurement concepts in terms of our philosophical position and of our analysis of the role of time in causal theories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Presents a paper on the Navajo world view and culture patterns of speech. Discussion on the Navajo metaphysics; Differences between the world view of the Navajo and the Platonic-Aristotelian world view; Beliefs of the Navajo on the efficacy of the speech in the maintenance of harmony in the universe; Representation of knowledge as the result of the empirical, pragmatic reasoning by the Navajo; Suggestions of a power in talking and thinking in situations of enquiry and decision-making by the Navajo epistemological belief; Description of the Navajo psychology in terms of the rationality of man; Use of ritualistic prayer by the Navajo for restoring order in the universe; Application of public discussion by the Navajo as a means of restoring harmony; Impact of culture on the Navajo rhetoric.

Guidance and counseling have drawn heavily from psychological theories; however, psychological bases alone can not adequately explain the guidance point of view. There is a need for some philosophic bases of guidance. The present paper attempts to review guidance principles and appraisal techniques from a philosophical angle. Metaphysics of guidance reviews the nature of the individual. Epistemology of guidance classifies various appraisal techniques based on the pattern of ny&atild;ya, one of the systems of Indian philosophy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles appearing in previous issues, including "Fundamental Issues in the Simulation of Human Behavior: A Case in the Strategy of Behavioral Science," appearing in the August 1969 issue, and a response by Ian I. Mitroff to a letter to the editor about his article "Fundamental Issues in the Simulation of Human Behavior: A Case in the Strategy of Behavioral Science,' and "The Credit Granting Decision," appearing in the April 1970 issue.

Discusses the works of scholar Charles Peirce on metaphysics and cosmology. Writing style of Peirce; Analysis of Peirce's published work 'New List of Categories'; Information on the philosophical categories of Peirce.

The article discusses the natural habitat of research based on the culture of an anthropologist's sense with emphasis on the application of research on American technology. The ideal of American research has been the disposable truth. Researchers in the universities tend to be ironists and they accept responsibilities under terms which are indistinguishable verbally from the language of the main culture. It is clear that well-supported research of possible use to society will furnish superior instrumentalities of observation.